Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much of it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and gender inequality, the UN highlighted ahead of Monday’s World Day to stamp out abuse of women and girls. Read more.
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11/25/2019 - UN: A staggering one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse
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11/25/2019 - Climate change: Another year of record gas emissions, warns UN meteorological agency
Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide – have reached yet another high, the UN meteorological agency, WMO, said on Monday. Read more.
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11/21/2019 - World Antibiotic Awareness Week
Every year, World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) is celebrated by governments, health facilities, schools and communities across the globe. The campaign highlights best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to help stop the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. Find out more.
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11/21/2019 - ‘Transformational benefits’ of ending outdoor defecation: Why toilets matter
Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than in a toilet, will have “transformational benefits” for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, says the UN’s partner sanitation body, the WSSCC (Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council). Read more.
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11/18/2019 - Call for papers 'Pan American Journal of Public Health': Human Resources for Universal Health
The Pan American Journal of Public Health has opened a call for articles for the special issue "Human Resources for Universal Health", to be published in 2020. Papers - which will be accepted in Portuguese, Spanish or English - may be submitted up to 31. December 2019. Read the full announcement.
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11/14/2019 - Dengue in the Americas reaches highest number of cases recorded
Dengue in the Americas has reached the highest number of cases recorded so far, with more than 2.7 million cases, including 22,127 severe cases and 1,206 deaths reported at the end of October 2019, according to a new epidemiological update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Read more.
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11/12/2019 - Economic development: ECLAC updates its growth projections for the countries of the region
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) downwardly revised its projections for growth in the region’s economic activity in 2019, forecasting an average expansion of 0.1% in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Commission indicated today in a press release. Overall Deceleration Persists in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and Low Growth is Expected for 2020. Read more.
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11/12/2019 - World Diabetes Day 2019: Family and Diabetes
On World Diabetes Day 2019, PAHO/WHO joins partners around the world to promote that diabetes can be prevented and controlled. The theme for this year is "Family and Diabetes". Approximately 62 million people are living with type 2 diabetes in the Americas, and need support from their families. Read more.
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11/11/2019 - OECD publishes report on health spending
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a report on November 7 that includes indicators from 44 countries - 38 members and six more. When it comes to health spending per capita, Brazilians are in 37th place. Last year, the figure was $ 1,282, while the average for other countries in the organization was $ 4,000. Topping the list is the United States, with over $ 10,000 per inhabitant. Read the document.
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11/05/2019 - Report launched on World Cities Day offers tools for city leaders to tackle deaths through non-communicable diseases and road traffic injuries
The report ‘The Power of Cities: Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries’ offers guidance and tools for urban leaders to tackle some of the leading causes of death in cities. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - like heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes - kill 41 million people worldwide every year, and road traffic crashes kill 1.35 million. Read more